GLSA-200506-04 : Wordpress: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 18427

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-04 (Wordpress: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Due to a lack of input validation, WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection and XSS attacks.
Impact :

An attacker could use the SQL injection vulnerabilities to gain information from the database. Furthermore the cross-site scripting issues give an attacker the ability to inject and execute malicious script code or to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, potentially compromising the victim's browser.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Wordpress users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/wordpress-1.5.1.2'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18427

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200506-04.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 6/7/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1102, CVE-2005-1687, CVE-2005-1810

GLSA: 200506-04

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